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Blog – Set Aside Confusion & Angst to Become Your Photographer Self
One of the beauties of being a photographer is that we always have a place to go inside ourselves where we can find a sense of safety, a place we know to be true and real, a place where we’re of this world but apart from it.
Blog – Lightroom™ User Shortcuts & Tips
The more we use Adobe Lightroom™ Classic, the more we learn about it, and when we teach Lightroom classes, it often surprises us how many users aren’t aware of some of the “small tricks” that we (Les & Janet) use all the time In this month’s blog, we’re sharing …
Blog – Les’s Latest Gear Head Find – LED Light for Macro
After trying many lighting sources over the years, including aluminum foil taped to cardboard and LED flashlights with gels to warm up their blue light, I’ve found a new LED panel light – the Phottix M180 LED Light. I was instantly impressed with …
Blog – Focus Stacking – Enjoying New In-Camera Tools
Focus stacking is frequently used by macro photographers, but it is also a great tool for landscape photographers. There are several advantages in using focus stacking with your macro or landscape images.
Blog – There’s the Art of Photography, and Then There’s the Behavior
In the age of the selfie craze, there appears to be a risk that the behavior of photographers does at times devolve into an attitude of “anything goes” to get the shot. Is that artistry or just poor behavior?
Blog – The Third Time is the Charm – Backing Up Image Files
Let’s start with an important fact of which some aren’t aware. Adobe Lightroom™ does not back up your image files. It only backs up Lightroom catalogs. When I first learned this to be true, I felt…
Blog – The ROI of Critiques
Critiques are extremely valuable experiences when conducted in the spirit of learning, teaching, nurturing, expressing and experiencing. There are those who hear the word “critique” and immediately develop sweaty palms, and then there are those who think “what a great...
Blog – The Language of Lines
The Language of Lines Lines Do More Than Lead by Janet Garrity Saucier When photographers tap into the guiding principles of graphic design, we movebeyond simply recording photography. We move toward expressing photography. - Les Saucier In previous articles,...
Blog – What’s in Les’s Macro Kit?
What's in Les's Macro Kit?by Les Saucier Macro photography is a challenge unlike other photographic skill sets. It takes not only a lot of practice to master macro photography, but quite a bit of patiences as well. I can be a patient person, but when a job can be made...
Blog – How Colors Make Us Feel: Neutral Colors
Creating vs Recording Photography Series - Part 5: Lastly, neutral colors - but not least! Consider neutrals to be black, gray, white, tan and brown. These are the colors that have a supporting role to the warms and cools. Black, gray and white are good companions to...
Blog – How Colors Make Us Feel – Cool Colors
Creating vs Recording Photography Series - Part 4: Color is all around us, whether we're in the mountains witnessing a sunrise from East Fork Overlook on the Parkway or sitting in front of our computer monitors. Human beings are...
Blog – How Colors Make Us Feel – Warm Colors
Creating vs Recording Photography Series - Part 3: Color is all around us, whether we're in the mountains watching a sunrise from East Fork Overlook or sitting in front of our computer monitors. Human beings are hardwired to respond to colors. For...